2) More importantly, Halperin makes a pretty decent point: if it looks like Romney is going down, then Republicans and their Super PACs will shift to Senate and House races.Â Karl Rove’s American Crossroads has been playing the Senate for a while, and can probably expect a new cash infusion.Â This is precisely what happened in 1996: a prominent and very smart California Republican leader told me that his party “called an audible” in late September, shifted their money away from bob Dole,Â and saved the Gingrich majority.Â We know what followed.Â And remember: $10 million from a SuperPAC really doesn’t mean much in a Presidential race, but it can mean a lot in a House contest or in a Senate race in small, relatively inexpensiveÂ states like Nevada or North Dakota.

Along with the announcement that Obama outraised Romney in August, I think that these are importantÂ factors forÂ small donors toÂ start focusing their attention to downballot races.Â Every cycle, I set up an ActBlue page, but — perhaps consistent with stories of Democratic voter disenchantment — contributions are somewhat down this year.Â It will matter alot, even if President Obama is re-elected, if the Democrats lose the Senate, or if they regain the House.

So give the page all your money — here.Â (Or at least some of it!).Â Remember — I don’t make a nickel off of this.